The man grinned in pain, and couldn't stop begging for mercy: "Childe, please, it's really the first time for me, there's no way, A-Niang is very sick, the money is gone, and the hunger really can't stand it." ”

His words are sincere, but who will believe his words?

Lu Xiaoxian is not so stupid.

At this time, the people around him began to accuse him, he lowered his head and looked very scared, and his body began to tremble.

Some onlookers shouted indignantly: "No, arrest him and go to the official!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian frowned, and pulled him and said, "Come with me, don't squeak." ”

Li Bao'er didn't know what Lu Xiaoxian was going to do, so she followed him.

Lu Xiaoxian took the man to a place where there were few people, let go and stared at him silently, and the other party hung his head timidly.

"There are two reasons why I didn't hand you over to the government, one is that you gave me back the things, and we don't owe each other. The second is that no matter what you say, I would rather believe that you are for your aunt. Speaking of this, Lu Xiaoxian took out a silver ticket from his arms, and threw it to him without looking at it, "Take it, go and invite your aunt to Langzhong." ”

He looked at Lu Xiaoxian in a daze, for a long time, and suddenly cried, "Childe, you are my benefactor, I will kneel down for you." ”

Seeing him like this, Lu Xiaoxian felt a little sour in his heart, and hurriedly supported him.

Although he is a thief, maybe he deceived Lu Xiaoxian just now, or maybe he is a habitual thief, but it doesn't matter, Lu Xiaoxian just does what he thinks he should do.

"Okay, don't cry, I'm leaving, you know for yourself." Lu Xiaoxian turned around and left.

Li Bao'er followed behind Lu Xiaoxian and asked in a low voice, "If I'm not mistaken, which woman gave you that sachet, right?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian did not respond.

"Can you show me?" Li Bao'er asked again.

Lu Xiaoxian stopped, stared at Li Bao'er and shook his head, "Can't!" ”

"Oh!" Li Bao'er asked again, "Can you tell me what's in the sachet?" ”

"Green Silk!" Lu Xiaoxian gently spit out two words.

……

In the evening, Lu Xiaoxian had dinner in the Luling Mansion and returned to his residence.

In another day, he was about to leave for Luoyang, Lu Xiaoxian shook his head slightly.

With the return of Li Xian, the team of intrigue in Luoyang City has grown again, and Li Xian, who joined as fresh blood, will become an important force in the power struggle.

Lu Xiaoxian was too lazy to participate in the battle between them, but he thought about it carefully, why use Li Xian's very important bargaining chip to make himself invincible.

Before Lu Xiaoxian could sort out his thoughts, the subordinates of the palace came to invite him.

"King Luling invited me to the study?" Lu Xiaoxian asked in surprise, "What's the matter?" ”

The subordinate shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

Lu Xiaoxian waved his hand to his subordinates and said, "You go back to the prince first, and say that I will arrive later!" ”

After sending the people away, Lu Xiaoxian's head began to run rapidly.

It's so late, Li Xian invited himself over certainly not to chat. Through the observation of the past few days, Lu Xiaoxian knows very well that Li Xian is not the mediocre and inactive as rumored by the outside world. On the contrary, this man is very shrewd, and if he is deceived by his superficial assumptions, he will definitely suffer a great loss in the end.

In a moment, Lu Xiaoxian quickly made a decision: to respond to all changes with no change, first find out the details of Li Xian, and then make the next step.

When Lu Xiaoxian entered the palace study, Li Xian was sitting at the table facing the door.

"Sit!" Pointing to the other side of the table, Li Xian only said one word, but the tone of the clam was unquestionable.

"Good!" Lu Xiaoxian also responded with a word and sat down as he said.

A cup of tea had already been made for him on the table, and Lu Xiaoxian thought that he was about to get to the point, but Li Xian didn't speak, just looked at Lu Xiaoxian with a smile.

Lu Xiaoxian stepped forward to meet Li Xian's gaze, he hadn't seen anything over the years, and he was still afraid of glaring at people?

However, Lu Xiaoxian soon knew that he was wrong.

Li Xian's eyes were very divine and quite profound, which made Lu Xiaoxian, who had always been good at observing words and feelings, inexplicably feel a little weak, he gently lowered his head and took a sip of the teaglass.

Maybe it's because of Li Bao'er, or maybe it's because Li Xian is unfathomable, Lu Xiaoxian has never been so confident as at this time. He was acutely aware that he had to fight back as necessary, or else the situation would spiral out of control.

Taking a deep breath and settling his mind, Lu Xiaoxian's gaze became more determined.

In such a short period of time, Lu Xiaoxian quickly became calm, and Li Xian nodded slightly in surprise.

The appreciation in Li Xian's eyes seemed to Lu Xiaoxian to be a naked provocation, and he asked directly: "I don't know what the county king will call again?" ”

"I know what's going on in your heart!" Li Xian's index finger tapped on the tabletop, and there was a hint of playfulness in his calm tone, "Don't you want to say something to me?" ”

Sure enough, it's an old fox, cunning enough.

The most cunning enemies are usually the ones you feel comfortable with, and they may give you a stick when you're not looking.

Lu Xiaoxian tried his best to dissipate the good impression of Li Xian in his mind, he knew that the following confrontation should be regarded as a ten-positive war, this was not a simple chat and joke, neither of them would easily pour out what was in their hearts. At least Lu Xiaoxian knows that he doesn't have such a great personality charm, and he still has this self-knowledge.

Instead of taking the initiative, it is better to respond to all changes with the same and see who can't hold their breath first.

"Of course I want to say something!" Lu Xiaoxian's eyes flickered, and he said with a smile, "The hospitality of the palace is meticulous, thank you very much!" ”

When he said this, Lu Xiaoxian's face was sincere, but Li Xian could feel his perfunctory.

"Anything else?" The sound of Li Xian's fingers tapping on the table became heavier.

"There are a lot of family members in the royal family, and on the way back to Luoyang, I will suggest that His Royal Highness King Liang should provide convenience for the county king as much as possible, and please rest assured that the county king is here!"

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian was struggling without pain or itching, Li Xian was silent.

Li Xian didn't speak, Lu Xiaoxian didn't squeak, he picked up the cup with care, and carefully looked at the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup by the light. One, two, three, Lu Xiaoxian counted them attentively.

There was silence in the room, and the atmosphere seemed eerie and dreary.

Finally, Li Xian spoke again: "After Bao'er came back, he kept hiding in the house and crying, and he didn't even eat dinner, what happened?" ”

Li Xian suddenly changed the topic, somewhat unexpected to Lu Xiaoxian, if Li Xian was just blindly tempting, Lu Xiaoxian would have a hundred ways to deal with it perfunctorily, but when he mentioned Li Bao'er, Lu Xiaoxian would not be able to avoid it anymore.

After thinking for a while, Lu Xiaoxian said bluntly: "Maybe it's because I rejected the county lord!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said something brainless, and the smart Li Xian immediately understood the meaning of Lu Xiaoxian's words, and he asked quietly: "Why do you refuse?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian bowed his head and was silent.

"Is it because of the stubbornness?"

Lu Xiaoxian shook his head, how could it be, Li Bao'er's heart was actually very delicate.

"Is it beautiful?"

Lu Xiaoxian shook his head again, what are you kidding, if Li Bao'er, who is known as the first beauty in the Tang Dynasty, is not beautiful, then the world is ugly.

Li Xian said meaningfully: "Although Bao'er is very arrogant, she is arrogant, there are very few people who can be seen in her eyes and put in her heart, I know, you are the only one!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian suddenly raised his head, looked at Li Xian, and suddenly he smiled.

"She should marry someone from the martial family, not me! The king's heart is like a mirror, why bother asking? I just did what you wanted me to do! Lu Xiaoxian paused slightly, and added, "Of course, this is also Your Majesty's idea!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian said it so directly, but Li Xian had nothing to say.

Wu Sansi has already confessed to Li Xian: Wu Zetian took Li Xian back to Beijing in order to make him the crown prince and inherit the unification in the future.

After Wu Zetian ascended the throne, the sons of the Wu clan were crowned kings, Wu Chenghei was crowned the king of Wei by the descendants of the Wu clan, Wu Chengye, the younger brother of Wu Chenghe, was named King Chen, and Wu Sansi was named King of Liang. Princess Taiping surrendered to Wu Youji, and Wu Youji was named the king of Ding. In addition to these four families as princes, the rest of the children of the Wu family were all named county kings.

Even if Wu Zetian did not plan to pass the throne to the Wu family, but the emperor's heir Li Dan was already in Luoyang, Wu Zetian had to take Li Xian back to Beijing with great difficulty, and the intention was obvious: he was not worried about Li Dan, and he intended to make Li Xian the crown prince.

Li Dan has always been unkind to the kings of the Wu clan, and intentionally or unintentionally, Li Dan was regarded by the ministers of the imperial court as the best candidate to expel the Wu clan and restore the Li Tang dynasty. With Li Dan's power in the imperial court, Wu Zetian was very worried that he would liquidate the Wu clan if he became emperor in the future. Li Xian is different from Li Dan, he has been exiled for more than ten years, he has no foundation in the imperial court, and if he wants to be the emperor in peace and stability, he can only rely on the Wu family, so Wu Zetian will choose Li Xian as the prince.

This time, Wu Zetian specially sent Liang Wang Wu Sansi to Fangzhou, which is an obvious signal.

Li Xian himself knew very well that he wanted to gain a foothold when he returned to Luoyang, and it would be difficult to reach the blue sky without the support of the Wu clan. And the most direct and effective way to establish a good relationship with the Wu clan is to marry.

Li Xiansheng has four daughters-in-law, the eldest daughter has been married, the second daughter died early, the third daughter Li Xianhui and the fourth youngest daughter Li Bao'er have reached the age of marriage, and the two of them are naturally the best candidates for marriage with the Wu family.

Of course, Li Xian is very clear about this, and the reason why he pretends to be confused is not that he intends to play Lu Xiaoxian.

On the one hand, Li Xian admired Lu Xiaoxian's talent very much, and he wanted to use Li Bao'er as a condition to recruit Lu Xiaoxian under his command. On the other hand, Li Xian wanted to use this to test Lu Xiaoxian to see if he had a clear understanding of the current situation.

Li Xian really didn't read it wrong, Lu Xiaoxian was sober, and very sober. It's just that I didn't expect Lu Xiaoxian to speak so directly, leaving no room at all, which made Li Xian feel a little embarrassed.

Since Lu Xiaoxian has talked about this, it is not interesting for Li Xian to pretend to be confused.